Ivanka Trump Launches $50 Million Program To Empower Women In The Workplace
She wants to make it help 50 million women around the world get jobs and start their own businesses. Critics are waiting for more details.
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Congress Awaits Final Border Bill With Shutdown Deadline Looming
House and Senate leaders aim to vote by the Friday deadline on a seven-bill spending package that includes a $1.375 billion in funding for 55 miles of fencing along the U.S. border with Mexico.
U.S. National Debt Hits Record $22 Trillion
Federal deficits are now expected to average $1.2 trillion, or 4.4 percent of gross domestic product — far higher than the average over the past 50 years.
Trump Says He's Not 'Happy' With Budget Deal But Thinks Shutdown Unlikely
Congressional negotiators are close to a budget deal, but it provides less than what the president wants for a border wall and limits the number of people immigration officials can detain.
Trump Calls On Rep. Ilhan Omar To Resign Over Remarks Criticized As Anti-Semitic
"Anti-Semitism has no place in the United States Congress," President Trump said. "I think she should either resign from Congress or she should certainly resign from the foreign affairs committee."
Trump's 'Socialism' Attack On Democrats Has Its Roots In Cold War Fear
President Trump is starting to give signs of how he will run for re-election, attempting to invert the attack on him as an extremist by painting Democrats as "radical" and socialist.
Days From Another Shutdown, Here's What The Negotiators Are Facing
Bipartisan negotiators are working on a border security funding deal — but both sides are still sorting out what kind of "wall" or "barrier" is in and whether President Trump will sign it.
ICE Detention Beds New Stumbling Block In Efforts To Prevent Another Shutdown
Democrats want to cap the number of beds ICE may use to detain people arrested for overstaying their visas or committing minor crimes. President Trump says the idea is "crazy."
What It Will Take For Trump To End AIDS 'Beyond' America
The president's State of the Union address made a bold pledge. But his 2019 budget proposal calls for massive cuts to foreign assistance programs that address AIDS.
Border Security Funding Talks Stalled, Government Shutdown Looms
If an agreement isn't reached by Friday at midnight, the government could partially shut down again, just three weeks after the end of a 35-day partial government shutdown.